Best places to live in the Knoxville metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Knoxville metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
#22. Oliver Springs
- Niche grade: C-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 3,384
#21. Midtown
- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 1,281
#20. Madisonville
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 5,184
#19. Friendsville
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,056
#18. Harriman
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 6,021
#17. Seymour
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 15,914
#16. Mascot
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 2,904
#15. Sweetwater
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 6,462
#14. Lenoir City
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 10,681
#13. Clinton
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 10,141
#12. Eagleton Village
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 5,849
#11. Coalfield
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 2,782
#10. Loudon
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 6,235
#9. Kingston
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 6,042
#8. Louisville
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 4,369
#7. Tellico Village
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 6,901
#6. Knoxville
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 193,721
#5. Norris
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,472
#4. Alcoa
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 11,635
#3. Maryville
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 32,196
#2. Oak Ridge
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 32,088
#1. Farragut
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 24,309